South Africa's Wildest Places

South Africa’s Wildest Places

For the first time ever, a photographic coffee-table book celebrates South Africa’s finest national parks and nature reserves. South Africa’s Wildest Places by Scott Ramsay features 30 of the country’s most special protected areas, including all 19 national parks and 11 provincial reserves. This is the ultimate photographic reference for the country’s famous natural heritage, it’s diverse wildlife and it’s awe-inspiring scenery.

Weighs 3,3 kg
30cm width x 30cm length
400 pages
30 chapters, each one a different park
More than 1 000 beautiful photographs with captions
35 000 words of inspirational text
Each book packaged in a protective cardboard box
Free delivery within South Africa within 7 days
International deliveries at R900 per book within 3 weeks

With a foreword by renowned writer, poet and wilderness guide Dr Ian McCallum.

Scott Ramsay's South Africa's Wildest Places is a source of both pleasure and admiration for the photographic and literary skills of the author. But it is more than this. It is a source of inspiration and nostalgia, a quiet envy for Scott's life as a photojournalist and adventurer. The human figures featured in this beautiful book alongside the collage of animals, birds, insects and flora are a reminder that we live not only on the land but in it and with it. Scott Ramsay understands this connection. To me, this book is both an inner and an outer journey.- Dr. Ian McCallum, wilderness guide, author, poet and psychiatrist.

Preview of three of the 30 chapters.

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I spent three years travelling to more than 40 of South Africa’s national parks and nature reserves, spending several weeks – sometimes months – in each one, taking photos and interviewing rangers, researchers and other conservationists. I visited each park at least three times, in different seasons, learning about the land, the oceans, the animals, and the people who work to protect them.

From the huge arid lands of the Kgalagadi to the teeming wildlife of Kruger, from the fynbos-rich Table Mountain National Park to the wild coast of Mkambati, I'm happiest when immersed in wild places, and I hope this book (my first) reflects my enthusiasm and love for African conservation and wildlife.

The following protected areas are featured in South Africa’s Wildest Places:

Addo Elephant National Park

Agulhas National Park

Augrabies Falls National Park

Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area

Bontebok National Park

Camdeboo National Park

Cederberg Wilderness Area

De Hoop Nature Reserve

Garden Route National Park

Golden Gate National Park

Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park

iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Ithala Game Reserve

Karoo National Park

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Kogelberg Nature Reserve

Kruger National Park

Mapungubwe National Park

Marakele National Park

Mkambati Nature Reserve

Mokala National Park

Mountain Zebra National Park

Namaqua National Park

Ndumo Game Reserve

Richtersveld National Park

Table Mountain National Park

Tankwa National Park

Tembe Elephant Park

uKhahlamba-Drakensberg

West Coast National Park

Ten percent of the profits from the book will be donated to Pride of Table Mountain, a non-profit organisation that gives children from townships near Cape Town the opportunity to explore Table Mountain, where they learn about conservation, healthy living and leadership from mentors.